Hot Millions

G

Released Sep 19, 1968

1 hr. 45 min.

Comedy

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67%

6 Reviews

Tomatometer

74%

250+ Ratings

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This British caper follows Marcus Pendleton (Peter Ustinov), a con man just out of prison. After assuming the identity of a computer whiz, Pendleton lands a corporate job and starts smuggling money into fake companies he has set up throughout Europe. Meanwhile, Pendleton has fallen for the secretary, Patty (Maggie Smith). When he finds out Patty is pregnant, he escapes with her to Rio. Unfortunately, Pendleton's scheme has been uncovered, and his boss is hot on his trail.

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An elegant movie leaded by Peter Ustinov becomes an even more elegant movie leaded by Maggie Smith.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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I would agree with the critic who said you may not realize it but you've been smiling for nearly 2 hours.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Ustinov is absolutely hilarious

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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ashley h

Hot Millions is an excellent film. It is about paroled London fraudster Marcus Pendleton who poses as a computer specialist. Peter Ustinov and Maggie Smith give fantastic performances. The script is pretty good but a little slow in places. Eric Till did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the humor. Hot Millions is a must see.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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When they were young. .

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Oscar nominated, amusing embezzling/romance tale. Even in 1968, computers were running corporations. Peter Ustinov and Maggie Smith, the odd couple united in romance through his being her boss and fellow tenant. Ustinov plays the ultimate con man, out of prison and then securing a job with false resume in a corporation he plans to rob. [img]http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5204/578/320/hotmillions.jpg[/img] Crime caper about a convicted embezzler (Peter Ustinov) determined to foil the computer that exposed him. SEE a clip from the film here in an awkward moment: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu4zaHcYmC4 Peter Ustinov, who starred and co-wrote the story, and Maggie Smith plus Bob Newhart are just amazing in this tale of a bold confindance man and a lonely girl who resides above him. Although her boss of only a short time, she likes him and manages to propose to him! [img]http://dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/images/3879b.jpg[/img] Ustinov left, Maggie Smith right 75%----"Con-artist Marcus Pendleton(Ustinov) has just been released from prison for embezzlement. He has emerged into a world increasingly reliant on computers. He convinces computer programmer Caesar Smith to follow his lifelong dream of hunting moths in the Amazon Rainforest. Assuming Caesar's identity, he gains employment; however, he uses the computer systems to send claim cheques to himself under various aliases and addresses all over Europe."---wikipedia "Today I would like to bow to another critic for my opening thought. Writing about "Hot Millions" in the New Republic, Stanley Kauffmann observed that it didn't make him laugh out loud, but at the end of the film he realized he'd been smiling for nearly two hours. That says it very well: "Hot Millions," which is not a hilarious comedy, is a pleasant, warm one."--- Roger Ebert [img]http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/100917.1020.A.jpg[/img] REVIEWS by us: 80% Saw this on British tv years ago and loved it. Now very happy find a region 2 DVD on Amazon from USA (bizarrely). [img]http://dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/images/3879c.jpg[/img] left to right: Karl Malden, Peter Ustinov,Bob Newhart,Maggie Smith NOTES: 1 The film was nominated for an Oscar in 1969 for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen and a Writers Guild of America nomination for Best Written American Comedy. 2 In the film, when Maggie Smith takes Bob Newhart shopping, she is seen buying an outfit at the Apple Boutique on Baker Street, London, which was owned by The Beatles. The boutique only operated for a few months before closing. Hot Millions provides one of the few filmed glimpses of the boutique's interior. [img]http://thesmokingnun.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/4290447172_9cc1c9125c.jpg?w=300[/img] A young Maggie Smith CAST Peter Ustinov as Marcus Pendleton / Caesar Smith Maggie Smith as Patty Terwilliger Smith Karl Malden as Carlton J. Klemper Bob Newhart as Willard C. Gnatpole Robert Morley as Caesar Smith Cesar Romero as Customs Inspector Lynda Baron as Louise the Waitress (uncredited) [img]http://thesmokingnun.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/4289702757_3582284a6c.jpg?w=300[/img] Ustinov left, Newhart right Hot Millions Directed by Eric Till Produced by Mildred Freed Alberg Written by Ira Wallach Peter Ustinov Cinematography Kenneth Higgins Editing by Richard Marden Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Release dates September 19, 1968 (1968-09-19) Running time 106 minutes Country United Kingdom United States [img]http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/Nzc3WDYxOA==/$(KGrHqUOKoYE5koSPpBFBOmL0!U2bg~~60_3.JPG[/img] Peter Ustinov 1921-2004

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Eric Till

Director

Peter Ustinov

Marcus Pendleton

Maggie Smith

Patty Terwilliger Smith

Karl Malden

Carlton J. Klemper

Bob Newhart

Willard C. Gnatpole

Robert Morley

Caesar Smith

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Hot Millions, which is not a hilarious comedy, is a pleasant, warm one.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 23, 2004

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Robert Kotlowitz

Harper's Magazine

[A] wonderfully funny movie.

Aug 12, 2020

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Penelope Houston

The Spectator

One of those comic boardroom fairy-tales (man bites computer) which never seem to quite achieve basic persuadability.

Jan 6, 2020

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Much too chatty and morally stagnant.

Rated: C

Mar 22, 2006

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Aug 12, 2005

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Lori Hoffman

Atlantic City Weekly

Delightful romantic comedy

Rated: 4/5

Jan 5, 2005

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Synopsis

This British caper follows Marcus Pendleton (Peter Ustinov), a con man just out of prison. After assuming the identity of a computer whiz, Pendleton lands a corporate job and starts smuggling money into fake companies he has set up throughout Europe. Meanwhile, Pendleton has fallen for the secretary, Patty (Maggie Smith). When he finds out Patty is pregnant, he escapes with her to Rio. Unfortunately, Pendleton's scheme has been uncovered, and his boss is hot on his trail.

Director: Eric Till
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rating: G
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 19, 1968, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 6, 2017

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